The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05


ent, as well as in the future. It
seems fit under these circumstan-
ces that a full, fair, aud thorough
Investigation Of them should be
made by our people, and such steps
taken as to prevent recrimination
and dissatisfaction which usually
follows in the wake of treaties or
agreements.
There are many intelligent
chiefs, and other educated men,
bers Of this reservation whose du-
ty it is, IN tho absence Of other au-s
thority, to protect the best inter
ests Of the tribe against any posi-
BILE encroachments of our rights.
These persons are probably as
fully informed as the PROGRESS on
all matters relating to the agree
ments above mentioned, it may,
however not be inopportune to
answer our correspondents ques-
tions in the order presented.
Replying to the first: Art. 4th,
Of the agreement concluded at
Leech Lake in Sept. 1885, provides
as follows:
1.-THE United States hereby
agrees to pay to the Chippewa In
dams, parties to this agreement,
the sum Of $4,000 in full salts
faction for losses and damages
sustained by them in the con-
struction Of dams and reservoirs
at the headwaters of the Mississ.
ippi river 100000 of which sum
shall be paid to the Pillager and
Lake Winnebagoshish bands now
residing on the Leech Lake, Win
nebagoshish and Cass Lake reser-
vations, and the remainder $50, 900
to the Mississippi bands now re-
siding on the White Earth, White
Oak Point and Mile Laos reser-
vations, per capita, in cash, in
two yearly lnstallments..'
This provision is in plain, speci-
fic language, no mention being
made Of the sOtter-tail Indians
On July 9Th, 1879, the chiefs
and headmen of the White Earth
reservation, in the presence of E.
L. Smith, Indian agent, Miss NJ.
S. Cook, clerk, and T. A. Warren,
interpreter, signed resolutions ad-
hitting the Otter.tail Pillagers
into the White Earth reservation,
as the following would indicate {:
WHITE EARTH, July 5, 1872.
This is to certify:
WHEREAS, The Otter-tail bands
of Chippewas have expressed to us
their desire to come and live upon
| the White Earth reservation, and
adopt the habits Of christian civil
ization, and -, .~
WHEREAS, we remember when
we were poor and ignorant, and
are DESTROYS to help others of our
race to enjoy the same blessings
we have, and
WHEREAS, The United States
government has appropriated $685.
600 to be expended in teaching
us civilization and helping us to
self support
THEREFOR, We, the chiefs and
headmen of the Mississippi Chip
pewas, in open council hereby, for
ourselves and our bands invite the
Otter-tail bands of Pillager Indi-
ans to come and settle upon the
White Earth reservation with
equal rights in respect to lands
tUitAin its boundaries.
1t would therefor, appear from
the foregoing, that the proprietary
rights of the .Otter-tails,' in con.
nection with those of the Mississ.
ippi Chippewas, extends no fur
Their than an equal one to land
witMn the boundaries of White
Earth reservation, and cannot be
construed into equal proprietor
lship In any other lands: therefore,
viewing this question from the
above point, one cannot fail to OBJ
iserve that it is one of serious I'M
|portance to band numbering
over one fourth of the ssPillager
tribe, = and band which at the
aSnsscita zion 0f Tho Eroaf f.4ba~